St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-28
It Yields a Bountiful Crop of Fresh and
Interesting Events of a Local
Character.
Sam Jones Talks to the Children--- Col
ored Church Services Allowed in
in the Court House.
Death Of Myron Brown, Of St. Paul.
A Mill Company Reorganizes
to Avoid the Law.
Discuss ing the City Hospital---Fhe Ram
sey and Hennepin Bridge Will be
Built" Room &c."
JONES AND THE CHILDREN.

The Evangelist Talks Character
istically at the First Baptist
Church.
The mass meeting of Sunday-School
workers at the First Baptist church last
evening called out an assembly which
taxed the capacity of the large audi
forum. Inspiring congregational music,
led by Willard Patten, with Prof. Wood
ruff at the organ, opened a programme
that was of great interest throughout.
1.-THE Need for Sunday School Work"
was the theme of short address by the
secretary of the State association, Mr..
Sherin, of st. Paul.
The principal address of the evening
was delivered by Rev. Sam Jones. He
talked in his usual interesting vein,
saying a number of splendid things
in his own inimitable way. After refer
ring to the Importance of bringing
up children properly he said he believed
Minneapolis as commonwealth is
doing grand work in providing for the
head education of her children. 1t
takes good head and good heart to
make great man. The children of
to-day will be the grown people of to-
morrow. The question of all questions
with us is what shall this next genera
ton be? believe we can let the rising
generation drift into condition that
will cause even property to be worth
less. The time has never come in this
country when we fully realize what, for
good or Dad. can be made of the children
of this country.
If were going to talk on on Sabbath
schools would choose as Il text, With
hold not good from him unto whom it
is due when it is within the power of
thine hand to give it." Here he Verged
into justification of his slang using,
but quickly returning to his subject,
proceeded: A man is heap more
liberal when he hasn't got anything
than when he has great deal. If every
body in Minneapolis that had nothing
had all that you had, and remain as
liberal as they now are, we would
good cause. The liberal people
are all dead-broke. He told
funny story and when the people
laughed he reminded them they were in
the house of God. And yet" said he,
II expect you have a good many mem
bers in this church, brother, who need
good laugh; they are hide bound
Do you know that money will help you
to heaven, just like it will help you to
New York-you can get to New York
by walking and you can get to heaven
WllliouI lIIollcy, Uut you ii Have d nllSHoy
hard road to travel. Money will take
you down, or on dead level, or heaven
ward. Most of us are on the dead level
road. We make our money get us more,
but it is nothing but money. Haven't
you dreamed, brother, that you were
the whale and everybody else were min
nOws. John Jacob Astor owns 10000
houses in New York. and yet he only
gets his living and clothes for all the
care his great interests demand.
I'VE have yet to learn the blessedness
of the fact that money is good only in
FfOportion to how it is used. We will
never make this world what it ought to
be on the line we are running on. The
First Baptist church pays its way, and
does it royalty; it runs itself grandly,
but suppose the president of the Mil
waukee road should have locomotive
that wouldn't run anything but itself,
what do You suppose he would do with
it? He must have an engine that is al
ways in running order, but it must pull
ten coaches to Chicago. Suppose God
should couple on to one of these
churches every child in this state that
gloriOusly to heaven! That is the kind
of a church God wants. Nobility of
soul will cast about to find
where and when good can be
done, and if these children need my
money they must have it. Give me the
consciousness while | live, and the
memory when come to die, that have
done some good in this world THAT when
l had money it was at the command of
those who needed it; that my time and
my abilities were ever at the command
of needy humanity! have depressed
terribly tonight, now moment for the
subject. Every little boy or girl who
knows nothing of Christ has claim on
us, and that claim must be met with 1
wont do it or Il will do it, God
says: You have freely received, freely
give.'- 1t is more blessed to give than
to receive. God help US as a Christian
congregation tonight to give something
to bless the children of the state of
Minnesota. Then with liberal sprink-
ling of the peculiar vernacular that has
made him famous Mr.. Jones began the
collection, which quickly footed up a
good sum, to be devoted to the work of
the S4ate Sunday School association.